Wonder Boys ranked in pair of national pollsThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team has picked up a pair of additional accolades in advance of the 2012-13 season, picking up a No. 9 preseason ranking in the Basketball Times top-20 released recently and a No. 19 ranking in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Coaches' Poll released Friday. "Preseason polls are testament to the success that our program has had in recent years, and we are treating it as s...

Tigers slide past Wonder Boys, 33-30Arkansas Tech’s Wonder Boys had their Senior Day celebration kicked out from under them by another senior Saturday afternoon at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. East Central (Okla.) senior Brian Gonzalez kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers a 33-30 Great American Conference victory. Both teams are now 5-5 with one regular-season game remaining next weekend and one chance to finish above .500. ATU ...

Suns drop 4-set battle against HardingArkansas Tech’s Golden Suns had the Harding Lady Bisons right where they wanted them after taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-22 set win Tuesday night inside Tucker Coliseum. ATU started off strong in the first set, took the lead four times and outhit Harding .163 to .049 to capture the win 25-22 with a final kill from Sara Motsinger, who finished with 10. But before the final kill, senior Carly Florian suffered an injury and was taken off the court....

Senior tributeFifteen Arkansas Tech University senior football players will play the final home game of their collegiate careers on Saturday when the Wonder Boys host the East Central University Tigers. Kickoff between the Wonder Boys (5-4 overall, 3-3 Great American Conference) and the Tigers (4-5, 2-4) at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field in Russellville is set for 2 p.m. ATU will honor the following senior football players during a pregame ceremony Saturday...

Golden Suns drop 4-set battle against Harding Arkansas Tech’s Golden Suns had the Harding Lady Bisons right where they wanted them after taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-22 set Tuesday night inside Tucker Coliseum. ATU started off strong in the first set, took the lead four times and outhit Harding .163 to .049 to capture the win 25-22 with a final kill from Sara Motsinger (10 kills). But before the final kill, senior Carly Florian suffered an injury and was taken off the court. Harding took t...

Champion Gold Suns to host HardingIf you go to one volleyball match this year, this is the one. If you’ve never been to a college volleyball match, you really need to be at this one. The defending Great American Conference champion Golden Suns (23-7, 9-1) need your help tonight when they host Harding University (22-6, 11-0) inside Tucker Coliseum for control of the league championship and the right to host the GAC postseason tournament. The conference clash will begin at 7 p.m...

Bisons run wild over ATUSEARCY — No second-half comebacks for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys this time. The 19th-ranked Harding Bisons made sure of that with a 35-point stampede after ATU (5-4, 3-3 Great American Conference) pulled within 34-16 late in the first half. The Wonder Boys also suffered seven turnovers, and Harding celebrated homecoming in a big way by beating Arkansas Tech 76-23 on Saturday at First Security Stadium. It was the second time this season the ...

Rebels kick HogsLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Dennis Johnson did his best to will Arkansas’ rally on Saturday. Even the running back’s career-best 161 yards rushing and late game-tying touchdown weren’t enough, however, for the Razorbacks to avoid a 30-27 defeat to Mississippi. The loss put a halt to a two-game winning streak and left Arkansas (3-5, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) once again searching for answers in its first season after former coach Bobby Petrino’s firin...

Long road back to play for our titleIt’s been a long road back to play in a game as meaningful as Saturday’s Great American Conference battle between the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (5-3 overall, 3-2 GAC) and 19th-ranked Harding Bisons (6-1, 4-1), who will kick off at 2 p.m. at First Security Stadium in Searcy. Late-season showdowns with conference title and postseason implications were regular events for the ATU football program during the decade from 1999-2009. The Wonder Boys m...

ATU has 3 players of the weekOn the heels of a performance where he recovered two touchdown-saving fumbles, Arkansas Tech junior defensive back DeAndre’ Bonner was named Great American Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced. A day later, ATU Golden Suns junior setter Amber Cerrillos was named GAC volleyball Setter of the Week, and senior outside hitter Carly Florian was named Offensive Player of the Week by the league office Tuesday. Bonner r...

Bending too muchThe University of Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils gave the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys everything they wanted in their best game of the season Saturday at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field -- well, almost. UAM quarterback Damon Wicker’s attempt to stretch the football across the goal line was swatted away by ATU defenders, and Deandre Bonner recovered the fumble in the end zone and survived by a 24-21 margin. It was the Wonder Boys’ fourth straigh...

Samford, Southern Miss. new to Razorbacks in 2013 FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Halfway through a football season that hasn't met expectations, Arkansas has unveiled its 2013 schedule. The Razorbacks announced Thursday they will play Samford and Southern Mississippi for the first time ever, and play on the East Coast for the first time since 1940. Arkansas had hoped to contend for a national title this year but suffered a four-game losing streak last month. Five games will be played in Fayetteville nex...

ATU can’t get overconfidentWith three straight wins under their belts, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys are rightfully feeling pretty good these days. Head coach Steve Mullins just wants to make sure they don’t allow those good feelings to translate into over-confidence. “If our guys expect to just show up, we’re not going to win that way,” Mullins said. “We have to have the same focus and effort that we had the last three weeks. We are building in the right direction, but...

No surprise, no revelation from LongLITTLE ROCK — When it comes to answering questions without providing specifics, politicians have nothing on Jeff Long. In fairness to the Arkansas athletic director, his diplomatic expertise at the Little Rock Touchdown Club was exactly what you would expect from a man who is on a secretive search for the next Razorback football coach. The quest to identify John L. Smith’s successor before Long is ready to share is in the laughable stage. Duri...

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Marsh earns 2nd player of week honorAfter leading the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team to its second consecutive come-from-behind victory, senior quarterback Tanner Marsh picked up his second Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week award Monday. Marsh shares the award with Henderson State’s Kevin Rodgers and Ouachita Baptist’s Chris Rycraw. “Tanner is very deserving of this honor,” ATU head coach Steve Mullins said. “He did a great job of operating in the p...

ATU senior Silva named preseason all-AmericanBEAVERTON, Ore. — Just a month before the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns women’s basketball team tips off the 2012-13 season and looks to defend its Great American Conference regular-season title, senior Roselis Silva has earned her first preseason accolade, earning a selection to the Division II Bulletin “Super 16” preseason all-America team. “It’s a well-deserved honor that Rosi was named preseason all-American,” Golden Suns head coach Dave Wilbe...

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Wonder Boys shock Bulldogs WEATHERFORD, Okla. — The last time the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys had to stop playing for a rain delay, they lost to Missouri S&T 27-19 at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. Saturday, ATU only had to sit through a 37-minute weather delay instead of nearly two hours the night of Sept. 6. And the Wonder Boys didn’t get a punt blocked and give up an easy touchdown, but scored two touchdowns on Southwestern Oklahoma State that kept Arkansas Tech withi...

Wilson's 5 TDs leads Arkansas past Kentucky 49-7 FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Tyler Wilson and Arkansas took out a season's worth of frustration against Kentucky. Wilson was 23 of 31 passing for 372 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to lead Arkansas to a 49-7 win over the Wildcats in a game shortened by severe weather. Wilson threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to running back Jonathan Williams on the opening play for the Razorbacks, who had 533 yards of total offense before the game was called with...

Arkansas' Smith faces creditors in bankruptcy case FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — An attorney for Arkansas coach John L. Smith said Friday that a computer error in his bankruptcy case is behind what appeared to be a huge jump in his debt. Smith's initial Chapter 7 filing in September listed $25.7 million in debt. He later amended that to $40.7 million, blaming land deals gone bad in Kentucky. Attorney Jill Jacoway, speaking during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, said the computer error resulted in he...